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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Defenseman Will Borgen is skipping his senior season at St. Cloud State after signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Borgen’s contract with the Sabres won’t kick in until next season. He will finish this year playing for Buffalo’s minor league affiliate in Rochester, New York, after agreeing to sign

For fantasy managers who aren’t hunting for the championship, now is a time of year when you can get a look at some of the future assets who will populate your lineups going forward. Teams that are struggling with injuries or outside the playoff picture often start to give some ice time to their prospects.

1:09 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It’s OK to admit that you’re going to miss the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It’s tournament time in college hockey. Chris Peters gets you ready for the opening regional rounds (March 23-25) with a full preview and a look at some of the more exciting players to

CHICAGO — Former NHL forward and coach Eddie Olczyk says he is cancer-free after months of treatment. Olczyk, 51, made the announcement during the first intermission of Thursday night’s Canucks-Blackhawks game. Olczyk is a color analyst for TV broadcasts for the Blackhawks and NBC Sports. “All the cancer is gone,” he said. “We beat this

8:58 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Arizona Coyotes didn’t realize they had scored a goal against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward on Thursday night. Then again, Ward had no idea, either. In one of the most bizarre scoring sequences in NHL history, the puck became lodged in Ward’s right skate before he stuck his leg

2:20 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The NCAA men’s Division I hockey tournament begins Friday, and the 16-team field is rife with traditional rivalries. Some of the enmity of those heated rivalries extends to the pros, as college hockey has become a major pipeline to the NHL. We asked a handful of players who are alumni

Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has endured plenty of criticism for everything from his 2017 trade-deadline moves to squandering three first-round picks at the 2015 draft. But Sweeney is making all the right moves of late, plugging in young players like Ryan Donato to help stem Boston’s barrage of injuries. So we asked our

From March 23 through March 25, you’ll be able to enjoy every single game of the NCAA men’s hockey tournament on ESPN’s family of networks and ESPN3. Three Minnesota teams made the 16-team field for the NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament, but none of them is the consensus pick among our experts to win

The Vegas Golden Knights say goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will not travel with the team Wednesday ahead of its game against the San Jose Sharks. Fleury could join the Golden Knights on Thursday in San Jose before the game, according to coach Gerard Gallant. “I’m not getting into specifics about what he’s doing, but he’s not

John Carlson can’t forget that he is fighting for the NHL lead for points among defensemen because his Washington Capitals teammates keep razzing him about it. “The guys do a good job of pumping that up in the locker room,” Carlson said. Carlson’s 61 points have him tied with the Dallas Stars‘ John Klingberg, and